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Remembering Ama

There will be a demonstration in memory of Ama Sumani later this month in Cardiff.Ama died in Ghana on March 19 after being removed from the University Hospital of Wales while receiving treatment for cancer.Campaigners hope that the event will be both a tribute to Ama and a message to the authorities.“This protest is important because we have to make sure this kind of thing doesn’t happen again” said Janet Symmons, Ama’s friend and co-ordinator of the campaign.“Ama’s tragedy touched a lot of people, but it is important to understand that there are hundreds of people in similar situations right now. I know a Zambian lady who has a baby daughter with brain damage, a Cameroonian boy with Hepatitis – all have the threat of deportation hanging over them.”The demo takes place at 1 pm at the Nye Bevan Statue, Queen Street, Cardiff, on Saturday, April 19.* Thanks to Respectable Citizen for highlighting this event.